How long does blogging take?
Blogging can take as little or as much time as you want – but it should only take you an hour a week to make it effective. And blog posts can be as long or as short as you want – but often, less is more.
Farewell to Steve Jobs – a true innovator
I was quite saddened by the news of Steve Jobs’ death yesterday. Though he was obviously very ill, and had only recently stepped down as CEO of Apple, I didn’t know quite how close to death he was. My relationship with Apple isn’t nearly as deep as many people’s. Back in the early 1990s I …
Review: Build WordPress fundraising sites with the Donation Can plugin
This week I’ve been building my first WordPress fundraising site, for a project my daughter is involved with, raising money for a school in Uganda. (You can have a look at it here) I had a good search round and tried out a few different plugins designed for fundraising sites but they all fell short …
UK Web Hosting – a new service
When you build as many websites as I do, having a reliable web hosting company is vital. For the last two years I have been a customer of Heart Internet and I thought it was about time I did a little review to thank them for the amazing service they give me! I have a …
Why do 50% of small businesses NOT have a website?
I know, it sounds like a joke … but there’s no neat punch line. Software company Serif recently surveyed 400 small businesses in the UK and found that a staggering 54% of them don’t have any sort of website. Of those that don’t have a website, more than half don’t even think they need one. …
How using a proofreader can increase your sales
There was an interesting report on the BBC website a few weeks ago that backed up what I’ve been saying for ages – typos and spelling errors really can cost you money, and using a proofreader can increase your sales. Online entrepreneur Charles Duncombe wanted see if spelling errors had any effect on website sales. …
Why I #love 4N!
The shortened version for the Twitter generation …. (Read the full story here) Life before 4N … violent relationship, escape, uni degree, ADHD and me. Discovering 4N … New start, business, met Stef, 4N member, sell sell sell! 4N saved my life … 2008, annus horriblis, death and destruction, sanity through the 4N forum 4N …
My 4Networking Journey
Apologies in advance …. this isn’t your usual blog post because it’s actually a story, the story of a big chunk of my life. It is long, but I hope you’ll find it interesting, inspiring even. But if you haven’t got the time or the inclination to read it all, the shortened version is here! …
A 4sight in a very grand setting!
I gave my 4sight on Blogging for Business another run out today – at 4N Reading-not-Henley, so called (by me) as it was the Reading meeting, but being held in Henley at the Town Hall! The meeting was held in a very grand room and I felt quite honoured to speak in front of about …
Why websites work better than Yellow Pages
I love this cartoon from Hubspot, one of my favourite social media websites. I love it because it’s so true. I’ve worked on a few websites recently for companies who have relied on the Yellow Pages and other printed directories for years. Those marketing routes used to work for them … but now they find …